Is it Possible... Help with C drive.

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I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on
a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn
into my C drive and get rid of the small one.

Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If
so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how?

I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and
upating all of my stuff.

Thanks in advance.
 
"smcrob" <smcrob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not
> on
> a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn
> into my C drive and get rid of the small one.
>
> Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If
> so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how?
>
> I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and
> upating all of my stuff.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

If you purchased the new drive in a retail "kit" it normally would have came
with software that will do this for you. Just install the drive, load the
software and take it from there. Basically it should turn your new drive
into your "C" drive and the old drive with be "D" (or whatever). Then you
can format the old "D" drive.

If you purchased your new drive naked (EOM) and did not get software, go to
the manufactures website and download it.

-Frank
 
Cloning software like Ghost.

"smcrob" <smcrob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4FC12C0D-989A-448B-8F4E-C9EDFD006F0A@microsoft.com...
> I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not
> on
> a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn
> into my C drive and get rid of the small one.
>
> Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If
> so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how?
>
> I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and
> upating all of my stuff.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
 
As you've got Windows Vista Ultimate, its got an imaging based backup tool
called 'Complete PC Backup'. I think you'll need another drive, or network
share to dump the backup file. I don't think you could dump the backup on
your new drive, and then install it from there - maybe somebody else who's
got more experience can jump in.

But you could then swap the old drive for the new one, boot with the Windows
Vista disk and "restore" the backup.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"smcrob" <smcrob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4FC12C0D-989A-448B-8F4E-C9EDFD006F0A@microsoft.com...
> I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not
> on
> a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn
> into my C drive and get rid of the small one.
>
> Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If
> so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how?
>
> I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and
> upating all of my stuff.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
 
Thanks guys I'll try that. :)

"Michael O" wrote:

> Cloning software like Ghost.
>
> "smcrob" <smcrob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4FC12C0D-989A-448B-8F4E-C9EDFD006F0A@microsoft.com...
> > I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not
> > on
> > a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn
> > into my C drive and get rid of the small one.
> >
> > Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If
> > so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how?
> >
> > I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and
> > upating all of my stuff.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
 
Paul, Thank you that was most helpful.

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> As you've got Windows Vista Ultimate, its got an imaging based backup tool
> called 'Complete PC Backup'. I think you'll need another drive, or network
> share to dump the backup file. I don't think you could dump the backup on
> your new drive, and then install it from there - maybe somebody else who's
> got more experience can jump in.
>
> But you could then swap the old drive for the new one, boot with the Windows
> Vista disk and "restore" the backup.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>
> "smcrob" <smcrob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4FC12C0D-989A-448B-8F4E-C9EDFD006F0A@microsoft.com...
> > I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not
> > on
> > a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn
> > into my C drive and get rid of the small one.
> >
> > Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If
> > so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how?
> >
> > I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and
> > upating all of my stuff.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
 
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